Chest for surgical bandages in strip-form



Dec. 22, 1936. E GEUNSKY 2,065,370)

CHEST FOR SURGICAL BANDAGES IN STRIP FORM Filed Dec. 24, 1955 Patented Dec. 22, 1936 PATENT OFFICE CHEST FOR SURGICAL BANDAGES IN STRIP-FORM Ernst Gelinsky, Berlin, Germany Application December 24, 1935, Serial No. 55,950 In Germany January 10, 1935 7 Claims.

The present invention relates to a container in which surgical bandages in form of long flat strips are kept ready for use; more particularly the bandages are kept ready to be used repeatedly without losing their sterile qualities. The boxes or drums usable hitherto fulfilled the task of preserving the sterile bandage in a sterile state until the moment of its use, but already in opening such a drum the sterility of its content is no more warranted. Besides it must be thought of that the bandages are not always to be used only in the very state in which they are kept ready as in many cases a special preparation will be necessary as for example when needing moistor ointment-dressings. For the last purpose mentioned and aseptical working place and sterile instruments are needed which must be kept ready besides and outside of the bandage-drum. This want will not be perceived so badly when working in special surgical operating-rooms provided with operating-boards but when outdoor service becomes necessary this want of an aseptical operating-table becomes very inconvenient especially the quality of sterility being injured rather badly particularly in cases when there is no sufiicient possibility of properly disenfecting the hands etc.

These lacks are avoided by the present invention in which all arrangements and devices needed for the guaranty of a total asepsis are combined within one receptacle.

Within the present invention a box is provided with a fissure (slot) on the lower part of one side, a lid-like shutting, being fitted on the lower edge of this side of the box with a joint-like device and adapted to cover the slit, consisting of two or more lid-like parts hinged or linked to each other on one edge and boarded by small rims on the edges not linked to each other, as to prevent the slipping oil of the bandage drawn out from the box through the slit and lying on the lid whilst preparing it for dressing. When closing the lid the first lid-part immediately linked or bent to the box itself will cover the side of the box provided with the slit mentioned before, the second lid-part joined with the before mentioned lid-part covering the upper side of the box and the third part covering the back. When shutting the lid altogether a small room between the interior of the lid and the covered part of the box may be left free-either the side walls of the box impending or the lid being blown up in a manner as to give the possibility of storing a plate or basin or surgical instruments between the box-walls and the lid and besides finding an aseptic room for stowing the end of the bandage drawnout of the slit mentioned before. When using a packing as described hereinbeforev for surgical bandages it will be possible to give any wound etc. an aseptic surgical dressing even under unfavourable circumstances,

In the affixed drawing Figures 1 and 2 show one way of carrying out the present invention though other forms of the box too will embody the idea of this invention. The case according to this invention may be made of pasteboard, wood or metal or any other suitable material as for example celluloid or other artificial materials.

A is the surgeons dressing case meant for storing the bandages in long fiat strip-form rolled up. An axis or splint 0 made of wood or any other suitable material mentioned before may removably be mounted in the case especially when it is to be used repeatedly the bandage then being rolled up on this axis, the side-walls E and F of the case impending the back P and the upper wall G, the front wall B forming an angle C with the edges of the side walls F and E, so sav ing out a small room of triangle-like section when covered by the lid-part H and besides giving free a small slit D between its lower edge and the underside of the case through which the bandage may pass when drawn out of the case. The front-wall B may be fixed to the side walls after filling the case or may be movable too in case the box is to be filled repeatedly.

The lid-parts H H H" lying around the box A when shut serve as a sterile board after opening the box for preparing the bandage the small side walls J J J" preventing the slipping ofi of the bandage spread out on the board H H (H), a basin or plate M being annexed to the lid H whilst the surgical instruments may for example be afiixed on the upper side G. A small flap K may be affixed to the last lid-part H with a press button L or the like for shutting the whole box properly when not in use, any other locking up being possible. The lid-parts H H H and K may be aflixed to each other by proper joints or may simply be bent, when the case is made of paste board or the like the bent parts too may be fortified by strips of cloth or the like.

Instead of the side-walls E and F impending upwards laterally like flanges the walls G and P, the lid-parts H and H" may be bent outwards as to give the possibility of storing the surgical instrument and the basin M or any other things needed for dressing purposes. In this case the last shutting part K may be left away. The well known holes for sterilization capable of being shut are left out in the drawing as not to comp1icate the understanding of the present invention but of course devices for sterilization must be thought of especially for metal-cases when performing the present invention but not for pasteboard-containers. When opening the box the interior sterile surfaces of H H and H" too may be used as dressing boards for preparing ointment bandages for example or wet bandages in using the basin M filled with the fluid needed for wetting the bandage.

The box A may be protected by a cloth-covering or the like, the whole being sterilized together, and may be provided with handles to facilitate the carrying of it.

Instead of using a quadrangular case a flat box or drum of round or almost round or horseshoelike section fixed upright in a stand may be used in realizing the present invention when using it for storing bigger quantities of bandages for the use in hospitals etc. The lid spoken of before may then have a bent long section for adapting it to a round drum or the long section may be straight, the drum in this case showing a cross-section only partly circular or horseshoe-like the ends of the segment or horseshoe being joined by a cord. The section of the drum being quite round as mentioned before, the bent lid may be put together of two or more single parts combined by a joint, the joint being protected so that no dust or the like may enter to the inside of the lid, the last remaining sterile and ready for use. The drum may be opened and filled by opening a lid covering the one side. Instead of an upright standing drum a drum lying on a board may be used as well. In this case the drum being doublebottomed a board being stowed between the two bottoms fixed by a splint or the like and adapted to be pulled out through this slit by a handle, having a rim on the outer edge for preventing the slipping down of the bandage when prepared for dressing on the sterile board pulled out of the slit, the board besides having a shoulder adapted to cover the slit entirely for preventing any infection when the board is not pulled out but lies between the two bottoms. The lids and boards for dressing of all devices described hereinbefore may be afiixed exchangeably as to exchange them by newly sterilized lids or boards.

Having now described my invention and the way in which it may be performed I declare that what I claim is:

1. In a sterile and sterilizable device, for keeping long strips of sterilized surgical bandages ready for use and adapted to be prepared in situ in a sterile manner, the combination of a receptacle having a slit in one of its sidewalls, the slit having an edge somewhat bent to the inside of the receptacle and leaving a small space of triangular cross-section, and a lid-like device affixed to the lower edge of the receptacle where it meets said sidewall, adapted to serve as a sterile board for preparing the dressing.

2. In a sterile and sterilizable device, for keeping long strips of sterilized surgical bandages ready for use and adapted to be prepared in situ in a sterile manner, the combination of a receptacle having a slit in one of the side walls, and an edge somewhat bent to the inside of the receptacle but leaving free a small space of triangular crosssection, a lid in the form of a joined, articulated plurality of elements, said lid being amxed by one edge to serve as a sterile board on which to prepare the dressing.

3. In a sterilizable device for keeping long strips of sterilized surgical bandages ready for use and adapted to be prepared in situ in a sterile manner, the combination of a receptacle having a slit in one of its sidewalls and an edge somewhat bent to the inside of the container but leaving free a small space of triangular cross-section,

a lid in the form of a plurality of elements disengageably connected by a joint-like mechanism, said lid being attached by one edge to serve as a sterile board on which to prepare the dressing.

4. In a sterilizable container for keeping long strips of sterilized surgical bandages ready for use and adapted to be prepared in situ in a sterile manner, the combination of a quadrangular box having a slit in one of its sidewalls and a lid-like device disengageably attached to the lower edge of said sidewall and consisting of a plurality of lid elements joined to each other.

5. In a sterilizable container for keeping long strips of sterilized surgical bandages ready for use and adapted to be prepared in situ in a sterile manner, the combination of a quadrangular box having a slit in one of the sidewalls and a lidlike device disengageably attached to the lower edge of said sidewall and consisting of a plurality of lid elements joined to each other in series, the members of the lid except the one immediately affixed to the box, having their sides flared to constitute them storage-spaces.

6. In a sterilizable container for keeping long strips of sterilized surgical bandages ready for use and adapted to be prepared in situ in a sterile manner, the combination of a box of quadrangular crosssection and having a slit in one of its sidewalls, one edge thereof being somewhat bent inwardly and forming a small space of triangular cross-section, and with a lid element affixed to the lower side of the container where it meets the slit-bearing sidewall, the two perpendicular parallel sidewalls joined by the slit sidewall somewhat surpassing the upper side and the back of z the box, the lid element having the same length as the higher sidewalls, and two other lid elements anixed to the upper edge of the first lid element, at least two lid elements having dimensions such as to cover the two perpendicular sidewalls, all the lid elements bearing rims somewhat covering the two perpendicular sidewalls on all three free edges, and means for arranging sterilized surgical implements on the inside of the lid elements and the walls of the box surpassed by the side walls.

7. In a sterilizable container for keeping long strips of sterilized surgical bandages ready for use and adapted to be prepared in situ in a sterile manner, the combination of a box of quadrangular cross-section, said box having a slit in one of its sidewalls, an edge thereof being bent inwardly of the container and forming a small space of triangular cross-section, a lid element disengageably attached to the lower side of the container where it meets the said slit-bearing sidewall, the two perpendicular parallel sidewalls joined by the slit-sidewall somewhat surpassing the upper side and the back of the box, the said lid element having the same length as the said higher sidewalls; and two other lid elements affixed to the upper edge of the first lid element, said two elements having dimensions such as to cover the two perpendicular surpassing sidewalls, all the lid elements bearing rims somewhat covering the two perpendicular sidewalls on all three free edges, and means for arranging sterilized surgical implements on the inside of the lid ele ments and the walls of the box surpassed by the sidewalls.

ERNST GELINSKY. 

